Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 11, 1838
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 11, 1838
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Date:1838-10-11
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 11, 1838
action: sent
sender:
Benjamin Seward
Person
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Person
location:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: mec
revision: ekk 2015-11-05
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Westfield 11 Oct.
We have received the "precious confession" – and
it accords with the anecdote told by Chandler Starr
Name: Chandler Starr
Birth: 1791-01
Death: 1876-07-15
, that the estimates of Counties taken down
in convention, the first time trying defeated Marcy
Name: William Marcy
Birth: 1786-12-12
Death: 1857-07-04
[
?
]
Reason:
by 7.800 votes – & the second time elected him by
4 or 5000 –
You have herewith our Loco sentence – see
what a whining the editor makes because our
majority is likely to be so large. Not a word
like backing up his charges about selling out the
settlers to Nick Biddle
Name: Nicholas Biddle
Birth: 1786-01-08
Death: 1844-02-27
or "transferring the mortgages
to a foreign corporation." They know the falcity of
these allegations – and as we left them unanswered
they ceased to rely upon or reiterate them. This
is a second "precious confession" – and we are
of opinion that this foul story is not likely to
gain its propagators a single vote in this Co.
The examinations of this town are just completed.
Allowing 70 doubtful (of which we expect one half)
all to go against us, we have still 24 majority.
Prety well for a town that has always been Loco.
The majority for Ritner
Name: Joseph Ritner
Birth: 1780-03-25
Death: 1869-10-16
in Erie County
Name: Erie County City:
County: Erie
State: NY
Country: US
is 1181. –&
is 700 more than it was in 1835.
Crooker
Name: George Crooker
Birth: 1799
Death: 1874
– the Cattaraugus
Name: Cattaraugus County City:
County: Cattaraugus
State: NY
Country: US
man is not disposed
to make any mischief – hence Williams
candidate must come 18 or 20 hundred short.
Things look well here.
Page 2
W. H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
WESTFIELD NY OCT 12
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
B.J. Seward
Oct 11. 1838.
Westfield 11 Oct.
We have received the "precious confession" – and
it accords with the anecdote told by Chandler Starr
Person
in convention, the first time trying defeated Marcy
Person
Supplied
by 7.800 votes – & the second time elected him by
4 or 5000 –
You have herewith our Loco sentence – see
what a whining the editor makes because our
majority is likely to be so large. Not a word
like backing up his charges about selling out the
settlers to Nick Biddle
Person
to a foreign corporation." They know the falcity of
these allegations – and as we left them unanswered
they ceased to rely upon or reiterate them. This
is a second "precious confession" – and we are
of opinion that this foul story is not likely to
gain its propagators a single vote in this Co.
The examinations of this town are just completed.
Allowing 70 doubtful (of which we expect one half)
all to go against us, we have still 24 majority.
Prety well for a town that has always been Loco.
The majority for Ritner
Person
Place
is 700 more than it was in 1835.
Crooker
Person
Place
to make any mischief – hence Williams
Unknown
the Lococandidate must come 18 or 20 hundred short.
Things look well here.
W. H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
WESTFIELD NY OCT 12
Stamp
Person
Oct 11. 1838.
date:
Thursday, October 11, 1838
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